Students and faculty of the MDes in Interaction Design Program attended the first International Conference on Interaction Design (http://www.iadconference.org/) at Tsinghua University in Beijing. The three-day conference featured leading figures in Interaction Design, including PolyU’s own Lorraine Justice, Xiangyang Xin and Catherine Hu. Lecture topics included discussions on theories, methodologies, education, practice and industry. The PolyU School of Design was a sponsor of the conference and will host the next conference in 2011.

The MDes in Interaction Design Program visited Beijing for six days for the program’s annual study trip earlier in October. The trip included meeting Google China’s and GE’s interaction teams. The program also had the opportunity to meet and exchange perspectives with Tsinghua University’s Masters Program in Information Art & Design. The trip showed the students the potential and possibilities of interaction design in China and was also a great bonding experience for the cohort.